My name is Julien McGinniss and I am a senior entering my third year as a staff writer and a features editor for the Wildezine. I’m excited to write articles about cultural awareness and pop culture this ’25-’26 school year. Aside from writing news articles, my interests include playing basketball, reading, horror movies and creative writing.
It’s everywhere you look. Cannabis, THC, vape, and tobacco are advertised on nearly every street corner. A bright sign advertising those products, right next to where I wait for the bus in the morning,...
Desmond walked over and scanned the shelves full of books, eventually picking The Gruffalo to read. The book was about a mysterious, scary creature that lives in the woods, similar to Bigfoot. We went...
What is code-switching?
Code-switching is by definition “the practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in conversation” (Oxford Languages). It is a strategy...
